Shipping-tag



S. B. SEATON. SHIPPING TAG- APPLICATION .HLED MAR. 17, 1919.

E p I a STEELEIHARDWARECQW I UILDERS I HAh'nwARiL Patented A ps, 1921.

UNITED STATES s'rnowzenrnen B; sEA'ron. or onroneo, ILLInoIs, AssIGnon 'i'o INrnnnA'rIoNaL was r r 00., or cnroneo, ILLINOIS, A- conronarronor'nnw JERSEY. I

- snirrmer'mel Specific atipn of Letters Patent- Patgnted' A '5, 1921 Application filed March 1'7, 1 9195. Seria1 No..283,175

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STnoWBRmGE BQSEATON, citizen oftheUnited States, residing at Chicago, in'the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Shipping-Tags, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptiom'reference bein'ghadto the accompanying drawings, forming 'a part of this specification. p r

The invention relates to shipping" tags, and has among its various objectsthe production of a tag composed of separable portions; one portion, a reinforced tag of ordinary style, to bear the nameand address of both shipper and consignee; the'other portion, a reinforced stub tag auxiliary thereto, for the purposeo f'bearing such indicia as will serve to identify the shipment and either the shipper or consignee or both in any event of the larger tag being mutilated or torn from the package.

It is a further object to provide eachof the portions of the tagwith information regarding the shipper together with a means of 'dentification of; the article to which the tag is attached so'that the carrier may refer thereto, in seeking information from the shipper should the portionbearing the consignees name-and address become removed, defaced or otherwise' rendered useless.

The invention has an added object, 'an arrangement wherebyone portion of the tag.

having certain information is protected against being defaced or otherwise eliminated by the elements or other causes.

It is one of the objects of the invention to produce a taghaving these qualities, which is extremely simple in construction, yet Bli k cient in operation, and which eliminates the necessity of providing a special reinforcing portion which is usually pasted or glued to thetag which materially adds t'othe' expense of manufacture without producinga corresponding mcrease 1n eflicie'ncy.

The invention'w ll be explained in detail 7 and more readily understood when read in conjunction w th the accompanying drawmgs 1n which,

Figure 1 s a view of the tag showing the position the parts will assume when applied forage; I Fig. 2 is a v ew of the card ShOWII JII Fig.

*1 1 showing its" condition prior tobeing" s me sam -7 Fig. 3 is a perspective view of oneend of the card formed as illustrated in Fig. 1;

' In the embodiment of V the invention Fig. at is a modified form'of construction.

shown in the drawings the same contem- 1 plates the use of a'tag composed ofintegral portions 10 and 11V connected together by the perforated or weakened portion 12. The portion 10 may be provided with the name and address of the shipper together with a space 13 provided 'for'the insertionof an and address-of the conslgnee. 1

invoice or other number. This portion of The end of this portionofthetag nearest the perforated portion 12 is provided with an eyelet 15 which is preferably of the reinforced type andprevents this portion of the tag from becoming" separated from the Wire Cord whereby t eme skse:

cured 1 to: the article, when any ordinary force or pulling strain is exerted thereon.

The portion 11 is connected to the portion '10. through the medium. of the perforated part 12 which permits this Portion to be folded upon the portion 10 as illustratedin Fig. land also provides theme'ans whereby these portions 10 and l l'may be severed from each other when 'a' strain suflicient to accompl sh this is exertedupona portion such 'as the part.10.]

The portion eyelet 16which [is also of the reinforced type. When the portionlIT-is foldedover,

11 is also fprovidedwithanl the part 10 these ,eyelets'l'5 and-16"register *i I with each other and permit the, passage of a wire or rord i6 gtherethrough, whereby to the goods to be shipped; In the'arrange these parts forming the tagmay be secured 7 mentshown in Fig. 1 the outer face of this '5 v I stub 11 is provided with the name-of the sender together with the space "'17 'for thein- Tsertion of ajnumber or other iridiciafthat will identify the shipmentrf Thus shouldthe portions 10 and 11 becomejseparated'and the portion such as 710' flost,'fthe carrier may by. communicating with the" firm'whosei name appears upon-the stub 11 and by referring to; the number on thisstubwhen communieating readily receive-the desired information so as to forward the article toyits des tination. While this portion 11- i's provi'dedQ with thenam'ef'of the shipper it is "evident that the nameof the consignee. ap w 10. This arrangement protects any information which may be contained thereon and prevents the same from becoming soiled or mutilated or erased.

In each of the structures illustrated the corners of the tag at the folded portion of the cardrare cut away to form a bevel edge 17. This reduces the possibility of wear, by

their contact with other objects at these points; I

When the portions forming the tag are arranged to be secured to an article for shi ment, the portion 11 i'sfolded upon the part 10 at the perforated or weakened'portion 12, and a wire or cord is then passed through fastened to the goods to be shipped.

This produces a tag which'corresponds to the usual shipping tag in respect to the features of appearance to strength and du both of thereinforced eyelets 15 and 16and rability and, which cannot be removed by any ordinary cause from the goods to which '1t is attached, and in addition thereto has theadded feature of permitting one ortion thereof to be severed from the other when a strain which is in excess of the resisting power of the tag is exerted thereon.

This separation of one part of the tag from the other is permitted by the construction which connects the two cards together,

". which is'the weakest portion of the card, it

i temng cord or wire 16 'to cut through the beingweaker than either of those portions through which the attaching wire or cord is passed. Thus should thetag proper or portion 10 be subjected to a'strain greater than its resisting qualities, it will separate from the stub or portion 11 as well as from the package, leaving the stub portion 11, from which the carrier can obtain the necessary information to identify theconsignor or consignee, or both, depending upon the matter printed thereon. When an undue pulling strain is exerted-upon the main portion 10 of the-tag,the effect? will be to cause the faseyelet15 or cause such main portion to be tornsawayfrom said, eyelet, and such pulling strain will at the same time effect a separation of the two members of the tag along the weakened or perforated line 12. Thus while the main tag member 10 may be wholly'separated from the package to which it has portion 10 become debeen addressed, the auxiliary Or stub member 11 will remain COHIlCt6d tl'11Ough;fth8 attaching device 1b withsuch-package, and, as hereinbefore stated, the information given by the printing or other marking thereon will enable the person in charge of the package to locate either the consignor or consignee or both.

It is evident that both portions of the card may be of equal. length instead of different lengths as illustrated, also that one card may contain the name of the shipper and consignee together with an identifying shipment number and the other only the 1 name of the shipper together with a corresponding number and other different combinati ons, all of which I contemplate as coming within thescope of the invention as expressed in the appendedclaims.

' Having thus shown and described my:in

vention what I claim and desire to cover by Letters Patent is: 4 I i r 1. A shipping tag. comprising integral separable portions, each having means ad jacent oneend only of'the tag for the re ception ofmeans whereby-both portionsof said tag may beattached' to anarticle, said tag being adapted to permit one portion thereof to be released from-the other portion when a strain sufiicient to release it from the attaching means is exerted upon it.

2. A shipping tagcomprising two separable portions, a weakened; portion connecting said portions together, reinforced apertures provided in each'ofthe separable portions for the reception of a; means for securing the tags to an article, one of the separable portions being folded upon th'erother at the weakened portion, said reinforced apertures registering with each other when said portions arefolded, said weakened por-. tion permittingthe separation of one portion from the other when a strain sufficient to release it from said means is exerted thereon.

3. A shipping tag comprisingseparable portions, a weakened portion connecting said portions together, each of, the separable portions having means provided for the rer 1 ception of a member whereby both portions may be attachedto'an article, onerof'said first mentioned portions being folded upon the other at the weakened portion, said weakened portion permitting the separation s of one ofthe separable portions from the other-when astrainjsuflicient to release it from said member is exerted thereon.

4. A shipping tag comprising separably connected portions, adapted to receive a member'whereby both portions may be attached to an article, said portions being connected together, one por tion ofthe tag being detachable from the other portion at the connection when a strain; suflicient to release it from said member is each a-po'rtion being exerted thereon, and each portion of the tag having means of identification provided thereon. v

5. A shipping tag comprising integral portions connected together by a weakened portion, one of said sections being folded upon the other, both of said portions having means provided for the reception of a member whereby both portions may be attached to an article, said weakened portion permitting the separation of one portion from the other when a strain suflicient to release it from said member is exerted thereon.

6. A shipping tag composed of two separable portions, each portion having means provided for the reception of a member whereby both portions may be attached to an article, means connecting both portions together whereby one portion of the ta may be detached from the other portion w en a strain sufficient to release it from said mem ber is exerted thereon, one of said portions forming the tag being folded upon the other,

means of identification provided upon each portion, and the last mentioned means'of one 7 portion being provided on that portion thereof which faces the other portion when said portions are in folded relation to each other.

7. A tag comprising two members formed 7 from a single piece of material folded transversely along a weakened line, each of said members being provided with an opening adjacent to said line of fold to receive means for attaching both members to an article, whereby a pulling strain upon one member sufi'icient to tear it from such fastening means will also detach it from said other member along said weakened line without removing said other member from such fastening means;

8. A tag comprising two members formed from a single piece of material folded trans versely along a weakened line, said members being provided with alined openings adjacent to said line of fold for the passage therethrough of a single fastening device, whereby a pulling strain upon one member suificient to tear it from such fastening de vice will also detach it from said other member along said weakened line without removing it from said fastening device.'

9. A shipping tag comprising two portions separably connected together, means for attaching both portions to an article, one

11. A shipping tag comprising. two portions separably connected together, one of which is'smaller than the other, a fastening member attached to each portion for securing both of said portions to an article, one

of said portions being separable from the other portion at the connection when a strain sufficient to release it from the fastening member is exerted upon it, and means ofidentification provided upon the smaller portion of the tag.

12. A hipping tag comprising main provided in each portion, an attaching member passing through both apertures for securing both portions to an article, the auxiliary and main portions being detachably connected togetherand said attaching member cooperating with the auxiliary portion to enable the separation thereof-from the main portion, the fastening member retainh ing said auxiliary portion attached'to the article after such separation.

13..A shipping tag comprising main and;

auxiliary portions, each having a reinforced aperture provided therein, an attaching member passing through both apertures for securing both portions to an article, said portions being separable between the reinforced apertures of the two portions, said attaching member cooperating with the aux? iliary portion to enable the separation therestrain is exerted upon said mainportion, the fastening member retaining said auxiliary portion attached to the article after'such separation. r

In wltness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 3rd day'of March A. 11,1919. STROWBRIDGE B. S EATON; I I

so auxiliary portlons, a reinforced aperture of fromsthe main portion when a pulling- 

